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WHICH PROJECT?
Bronze Award
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Bronze Award
topic 1
future travel
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Commuters can offset their carbon footprint
Every day, millions of people travel to work.
They use cars, buses and trains which all leave
a carbon footprint. To pay for this footprint,
some commuters use schemes called carbon
offsetting. They use online calculators which
work out the carbon footprint of their daily
commute. Then they pay some money. The money goes
towards projects that reduce the emission of
greenhouse gases. Some people think this is a
great idea. Other people think we should just be
greener and walk to work!
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driving to work in rush hour is not much fun!
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Have you ever wondered
what offsetting your carbon footprint
actually means? How you can do it? how you can
measure, and compare, carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions from different fuels? whether
offsetting really helps the environment? Wouldnt
it be better to make smaller footprints in the
first place?
you might like to imagine a situation such as
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A research
Your School Council wants to encourage pupils,
parents and staff to use less energy. Council
members have agreed to look into various ways to
do this. You have volunteered to look at travel
and transport. So, your task is to research
information on how to reduce the carbon
footprints left by people travelling to and
from school transporting goods and materials
used in school.
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B practical
The media publish lots of information, facts and
figures about carbon footprints and how much
energy we use. Youd like to know how they
measure such things. So, you decide to undertake
practical experiments to investigate how to
compare carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from
various fuels how we could trap the CO2
instead of letting it escape into the atmosphere.
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C communication
Your school is holding a mock election. Youre
the Green Party candidate. You need to explain
your green transport policies. You decide to
collect information on reducing and offsetting
carbon footprints left by transporting people and
goods. Then you can use your communication skills
to explain the transport policies you want
to implement explain carbon footprints, and
why it is particularly important to target travel
and transport convince the voters that your
policies will work.
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Bronze Award
topic 2
triathlon
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What makes a good wetsuit?
The swimming leg of the 2009 world triathlon
championships took place in an outdoor lake in
Hyde Park, London. We all know that Britain can
be a bit cold, even in the summer. Imagine how
cold it must be jumping into a lake with only a
swimming costume to keep you warm! Thats why,
if the water temperature drops below 20 ºC,
triathletes are allowed to wear wetsuits instead
of a swimming costume.
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athletes set off on the swimming leg of a
triathlon
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have you ever wondered
how swimming in cold water affects the body,
and how a wetsuit helps? how a wetsuit
helps? what material makes the 'best' wetsuit?
why some wetsuits are better than others?
you might like to imagine a situation such as
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A research
Your swimming club wants to use the park lake.
You ask your local Borough Councillors. Although
theyre keen to encourage healthy and active
lifestyles, your local Council members are
concerned about the safety of people from a
Swimming Club swimming in a park lake. They are
trying to decide whether or not to say yes. You
have to advise them. You decide to research
information to find out what temperature the
water is likely to be find out how these
temperatures will affect swimmers help you
evaluate how safe the swimming would be for
strong swimmers who are properly equipped.
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B practical
Your local water sports club has asked you for
advice about choosing wetsuits. Triathletes only
wear wetsuits when the water temperature is below
20 ºC, so part of the purpose of a wetsuit is to
keep athletes warm when swimming in cold water.
You should undertake practical experiments to
investigate how well different materials can
keep an athlete warm other properties of the
materials you choose, to find out their
advantages or disadvantages for a swimmer.
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C communication
Athletes and their coaches rely on experts to
help them choose the right clothing and
equipment. Imagine you are the expert for a
swimwear company, telling both customers and your
company salespeople about the wetsuits you
design. You need to gather information about the
material your wetsuits are made from, and about
the style of the wetsuits you sell, then use your
communication skills to explain the features
of your wetsuits that make them particularly
suitable for top athletes convince them that
your wetsuits meet athletes needs better than
the wetsuits your competitors sell.
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Bronze Award
topic 3
squeaky clean
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Brand X or X-factor?
When the credit crunch began to bite in 2009,
many people changed from expensive branded
products, to the cheaper value-for-money lines. 
Is this a wise move? Are cheap cleaning
products poor quality? Will the clothes of the
nation become grey and shabby?  Is it true that
well-known washing powders produce dazzling, good
as new clothing?
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are brand-x products as good as the expensive
versions?
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Have you ever wondered
how cleaning products work? do cheap
cleaning products work as well as more expensive
ones? why there are so many different
cleaning products on the market?
you might like to imagine a situation such as
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A research
You cant believe how many types of cleaning
product there are in your kitchen cupboards.
Surely the cupboard space would be better used
for food. After all, money for treats could come
from saving the cash spent on the unnecessary
cleaning products! You decide to research
information to compare different ways to
tackle a cleaning problem decide which
cleaning products are really necessary in an
average household recommend cleaning products,
taking into account effectiveness and cost.
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B practical
You have been told that there will be less money
for treats this year because the cost of the
weekly shopping is going up and up. You think the
bills could be reduced by buying cheaper
products, so you decide to undertake practical
experiments to test products that can be
used for a cleaning problem compare the
performance of an inexpensive cleaning product
with a more expensive alternative.
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C communication
You are convinced that a lot of money is wasted
when people buy expensive cleaning products. You
decide to hold an open meeting at school to
persuade people that they can save money without
losing performance. You need to use your
communication skills to compare cleaning
products and explain how they are suitable for
different cleaning problems explain the
vocabulary used on labels and in advertising for
cleaning agents convince people that cheaper
alternatives can be used to get the same results
as more expensive cleaning products.
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